The 15th Edition of the Indian Premier League will commence from March 26; the first encounter will be played between the finalist teams of the last season(CSK and KKR). Yesterday, Chennai Super Kings announced their new skipper for the season, ‘Ravindra Jadeja’. The Kolkata Knight Riders will also walk in under the new leadership of Shreyas Iyer. In the final of IPL 2021, CSK had defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 27 runs and lifted the trophy. Now, KKR will look to take the avenge in the first clash of the tournament.
Both the teams had played 26 matches in the total, while Chennai has dominated the proceedings by winning 17 games. At the same time, KKR has only succeeded in conquering 8 games of the rivalry.
Let’s look at the predictions, playing XI’s, pitch report, fantasy tips, and weather forecast.
Match Predictions
The Wankhede stadium is known for its high-scoring encounters, especially the team batting in 1st innings, usually putting up big scores. In the last 13 matches, the team which has chased the target has won 10 out of 13 games.
Due to the luxury of mega scoring on these venues, flamboyant batters like Shreyas Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikwad, & Venkatesh Iyer may have a good day in the middle.
While, the stalwart spinners like skipper Ravindra Jadeja, Sunil Narine & Varun Chakravarthy can make a good impact after harnessing the bounce & turn.
Probable Playing XI of CSK & KKR
Chennai will step in at Wankhede stadium for the first time without MS Dhoni’s leadership. The new skipper Ravindra Jadeja will lead the team from the front. The absence of Moeen Ali (for the first game) and Deepak Chahar (for the first few games) will see the new entry Devon Conway getting his IPL debut likely.
While on the other side, Shreyas Iyer will captain his new franchise Kolkata Knight Riders. He has spoken about continuing with the attack-first approach of KKR, and one has to wait and see how it works for the Kolkata-based franchise.
Let’s try to design the probable playing XI for both the teams:
